Girly Bits What Really Happened In Vegas 2016 Collection & CPNA Exclusive Swatches & Review

I've got some amazing new shades from Girly Bits Cosmetics to show you today! The 2016 edition of the "What Really Happened in Vegas" collection, which started in 2014, inspired by memorable things that happened in Vegas for the Cosmoprof North America trade show attended by beauty enthusiasts, indie brands, professional brands, and media/bloggers/influencers. There are five shades in the collection, and I've also included their super limited edition exclusive shade created for the CPNA event at the end of the post!

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Showgirl Plucker is a mid tone teal/turquoise holo base filled with holographic microflakes, and a sprinkling of purple and blue microglitter. I'll save some time and just tell you now that all of these apply like a dream and cover in just two coats. They are all glittery in some way or another, so I recommend a thick layer of top coat or two.

Anniversary Crashers is a mix of yellow gold, deep blue, and holo gold microglitter, with gold flakes mixed in. So much prettier on the nail than I expected, seriously you need to see this in real life to understand the awesomeness!

I Do What I WANT! is a grape amethyst purple, loaded with silver microflakes, holo microflakes, and silver holo microglitter. I literally say this all the time. This must have been made for me!

How to Find a Naked Man (in Vegas) is a dusty denim blue crelly with iridescent holo microglitter, bronze twinkle and violet shimmer. Seemed a tad understated at first glance, but it's actually quite flashy!

Personal Hotspot is a bright raspberry pink base filled with a variety of fuchsia holo glitter. Another winner! And very Vegas-esque to my brain for some reason!

What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up on Twitter is the exclusive shade created for the CPNA event this year, a denim blue holo that shifts from pink to gold, with an added sprinkling of gorgeous aqua holographic glitter. This is a one time only limited edition numbered batch and is only available for purchase until August 22nd! I am borderline obsessed with this polish, it's incredible!

These are all available now on the Girly Bits website. Purchase the full WRHIV collection before Sunday, August 28th at 11:59pm EDT and save $1 per bottle, sale price $77.50 CAD - regular price $82.50 CAD. Individually they are $16.50 CAD. The limited edition shade What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up on Twitter is also listed at $16.50 CAD, is very limited in stock and again, is only available until August 22nd. Let me know what you think of these pretties! I don't think I could be happier with them, they are serious stunners!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Girly Bits August 2016 Colour of the Month Duo Swatches & Review

Hi there! Today I have the new Colour of the Month shades from Canadian indie brand Girly Bits for the month of August. These shades are limited and only available in their release month. Last month's shades were to die for, so I was super stoked to be able to try out more!

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Sun Dog is a light golden copper "shimmolo" (shimmer holographic) with bronze micro flakes and copper shimmer. This applied amazingly well, super buttery easy formula. Opaque in just two coats. Really stunning and sophisticated with a hint of bling!

Dancing In The Moonlight is an über saturated mid tone blue low density holo with a pink flash and green shimmer. This has absolutely gallons of shimmer, which seemed to have sunk to the bottom of my bottle upon arrival. I let it sit upside down for a good half hour before I applied it and that did the trick. Good formula, not too thick or difficult to apply at all. Two coats here. No staining to report, which is lovely. This is much more complex looking in real life, it's a must have!

These two shades launch for pre-order on the Girly Bits website on August 6th through the 10th. They are $16.50 CAD each, or buy both for $31 CAD and save (only during pre-order). Anyone who misses out on the pre-order will have another chance to buy them starting August 24th, then they will be available until stock is gone or until the last day of the month, whichever is first. What do you think of this duo? I'm head over heels!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Girly Bits Cosmetics A Little Madness Collection Swatches & Review

I've got a new collection from Canadian based indie brand Girly Bits Cosmetics to share with you today dear friends! This 6 piece collection was inspired by Alice Through the Looking Glass, and two of them (White Rabbit and Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) are dedicated to Girly Bits maker Pam's daughter Jen Knight for the release of her music video for White Rabbit. Let's take a look!

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Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar is a dark multichrome that shifts from purple to blue and teal, with added gold holographic microglitter.This was thin but applied easily. I used three coats here because my eyes were playing tricks on me, it looks much lighter indoors than outside, so you might only need two for full coverage. A tiny bit gritty with glitter but it became smooth with one layer of top coat.

I took a photo in the shade too so you can see the shifting color a little more. It is much lighter in indirect lighting, as you can see.

White Rabbit is an off-white/nude-ish crelly, filled with silver flakes and sparkling iridescent microglitter that shimmer slightly gold. This was thick, but not difficult. I used three coats here. I used one layer of Girly Bits' thick, plump top coat Glitter Glaze to cover the texture of the glitter.

Go Ask Alice is a mid-tone aqua blue crème. This was nicely pigmented and applied very buttery. I used two coats here, and it dried nice and shiny. This is darker and more blue than Here's Lagoon Atcha, the COTM for June that came out recently if you are interested.

A Little Madness is a summery orange low density holographic, with a subtle red flash and violet shimmer. This is pretty gorgeous, and a unique holo to my collection. Great formula, easy with two coat coverage.

Believe the Impossible is a light lavender intense holographic, filled with stunning gold shimmer. This was a little sheer and the glitter particles seem more prominent than I expected looking at it in the bottle. I only needed two coats though, surprisingly. This was thin but went on easily.

Heads Will Roll is a garnet red jelly filled with gold/green glass fleck shimmer. Insanely beautiful, not really a summer color, but I'm ok with it. Pretty great formula as well. I used two coats here but you may need three if you use thinner coats.

These are available now on the Girly Bits website for $16.50 CAD each, except for Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar which is $18.50 CAD. If you purchase the entire collection before July 19th, you can save a $1 per bottle and get the lot for $108.50 (regular price $115.50). What do you think of these shades? I like them all but A Little Madness and Heads Will Roll have turned my world topsy-turvy and I love it!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Girly Bits Next Door Cafe Duo Mei Mei's Signatures Exclusive Swatches & Review

Hello again to you dear reader! I'm back today with some new Girly Bits Cosmetics polishes! Specifically the Next Door Cafe duo, which are exclusive to Singapore based indie stockist Mei Mei's Signatures.

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Mint Chocolate is a mint green linear holographic with pale silver shard flakies. This applied easily and covered completely with two coats. It's a bit hard to see the flakies in direct lighting, like in this photo, but they are quite prominently seen in real life.

Smiling Lavender is a lavender ultra holographic with added light pink holo glitters and violet purple micro flakies. Super sparkly and super rainbow-flamey! This one was a bit thin, but still easy to handle. Two coats here as well.

This duo is available now on the Mei Mei Signatures website for SGD 37.00 or around $27.50 USD. As far as I can tell they are not available individually right now, only as a duo. Let me know what you think of these two shades! I'm head over heels!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Girly Bits June and July 2016 Colour of the Month Series Swatches & Review

Today I have two duos from Canadian indie brand Girly Bits Cosmetics, the June and July editions from their Colour of the Month series. Let's take a look!

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First up for June is Here's Lagoon Atcha, a bright aqua turquoise-y crème. This was thin but pretty pigmented. I used three coats here, but I could almost get away with two. This is a great shade for spring and summer. Probably fall and winter too. It's just a good one, trust me.

Peach Slapped is a near neon peach crème. The formula on this was thin too, which I wasn't expecting because most polishes I've tried in this shade are quite thick. Another one I could almost get away with two coats on, but I needed three for 100% coverage. I love this tone of orange!

The June Colour of the Month duo will be for available for a very limited amount of time, from July 5th to July 10th only. The promo price for purchasing the duo is $31 CAD, or $16.50 CAD each.

For July we have Sun's Out Buns Out, a bright dolly fluorescent pink low-density holographic with gallons of gold shimmer and glass fleck. I'm obsessed with glass fleck and gold shimmer is bae, so this polish is insanely great to me! Super easy to apply formula, opaque on two coats. It was hard for me to get my photo to show actually how amazing it is, so you'll just have to take my word for it! (Or look at other, better swatches of it haha.)

No Tan Lines is a medium orange low-medium density holographic with coral undertones filled with red shimmer and gold glass fleck. Well squeeze my oranges, gold glass fleck might even be better than gold shimmer! I'm floored at how much I love this duo. (I'm actually wearing them both right now!) Same great application as the pink, opaque in two coats.

The July Colour of the Month duo first launches on July 5th through the 10th for the promo price of $31 CAD or $16.50 CAD each. The second launch will be on July 24th through July 30th (or until sold out) with limited quantities for $16.50 CAD each.

If you haven't heard, there is a postal issue in Canada right now. So with GB Cosmetics being in Canada, they have figured out a way around that by sending to a third-party shipper for US and international customers. It's a bit more complicated for Canadian buyers, you either can choose to have your order ship after the postal strike is over, or to fetch courier rates to ship sooner. With this issue, turnaround times are a little longer than usual, so let's all cross our fingers for a quick resolution! Regardless, you can order these from the Girly Bits website right now! Let me know what you think of these gorgeous shades!

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Girly Bits Sweet Nothings Collection Swatches & Review

Hey folks, today I have the Girly Bits Sweet Nothings collection, a top coat, and one bonus shade to share with you today! I have only tried a few polishes from them in the past so I was really stoked to be able to review a full collection for you on my blog! This 7 piece collection was inspired by sweet French Macarons, and their delicate texture.

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Mon Chéri is a mid tone blush pink crelly that leans slightly peach, with peach and gold shimmer and platinum silver shimmer. This applied easily and went on smooth and streak-free. I used two coats here for full opacity.

Mon ChouChou is a mid tone lilac crelly, with pink and blue shimmer, and platinum silver shimmer. This one seemed a bit sheer on one coat so depending on your application you may need three coats, as I did. Even though it was less opaque than Mon Cheri, it flowed onto the nail nicely and was not streaky.

Mon Petit Canard is a pastel yellow crelly, with copper and platinum silver shimmer. This one was a tad streaky, but really minimally. I used three coats on this guy for full coverage. I'm a sucker for soft yellows so this is so cute to me!

Bleu de tes Yeux is a sky blue crelly with blue and platinum silver shimmer. Same formula as Mon Cheri, no streaks and opaque in two coats. I love the little flecks of darker blue in this, it makes it very dimensional!

J’ai Besoin de Toi is a light, almost dusty, sage green crelly with platinum silver shimmer. This was similar to the yellow shade, slightly streaky, but I would still classify this as a having a good formula. I used two layers here, but it you do thinner coats, you may need three.

Bonbon D’Amour is an opaque white crelly with a mix of neon circle glitter, smaller pastel glitter, and purple metallic flakes. The base of this had a lovely consistency, not too thick or thin with good pigmentation. I used two coats and needed some placement to get the glitters to lay in a pleasing way on my nail, which is pretty typical for these type of crelly glitters. You'll want a layer of thick top coat to get a smooth finish, but probably just one.

Tarte au Sucre is a real stunner! It's a lilac microglitter accented with silver holographic, red shimmer and multi colored iridescent glitter pieces. I found this to have excellent coverage, needing only two coats for full opacity. Dries gritty so you will need one or two layers of a thick top coat for smoothness. The iridescent glitters really POP in lower lights, but I didn't get a good picture of it in the shade, unfortunately. Just take my word for it ;)

I used their Glitter Glaze top coat over Tarte au Sucre. This top coat is a quick drying glossy top coat with a slightly thicker viscosity than their regular top coat formula, What A Rush, and is designed for smoothing out glitter or textured polishes. This applied well and dried quickly. Upon full dry down over the glitter, I did still feel minimal "bumps" but they were not rough to the touch, if that makes sense. I would probably still layer one more coat to get a completely smooth surface, at least over the glitter I tried it with.

Image via Girly Bits Cosmetics

And the bonus shade, Razzle Dazzle 2.0, is a re-launch of the original, first release in 2011. It is a raspberry scattered holographic microglitter with pops of copper, blue and deep pink in a sheer fuchsia jelly base. This can be layered or used by itself. I built it up here in three coats. There is still slight "gaps" where you can see the base of your nail, so if that bothers you I would layer it over a similarly colored raspberry polish. This is very blingy!

The Sweet Nothings collection, top coat and Razzle Dazzle 2.0 are available on the Girly Bits website now for $12.91 USD each. Please be aware that they ship from Canada, in case you are located in another country. What do you think of these? My favorites are Mon Cheri, J'ai Besoin des Toi and Tarte au Sucré. But I really enjoyed all of them! Have you tried Girly Bits yet?

❤ Kellie

The products mentioned were provided for an honest review.

Nail Polish I Wore In Real Life Vol. 7

Hello there :) How are you doing today? I thought I'd give you an update on what I've been wearing on my nails lately! I wore all of these beautiful polishes as full manicures, for at least a day haha. I've been getting better at keeping my nails polished lately, even though I haven't posted one of these in real life posts in a while haha.

Girly Bits What Happens In Vegas...Ends Up On Snapchat is a light silvery purple linear holographic polish with added holographic microglitter bits. It’s the third annual polish in their LE Vegas series, created for Cosmoprof North America 2105. I found the formula easy to use, it applied with no issues. Three coats for full opacity. There is a little bit of a textured finish due to the microglitter so I would suggest using a thick top coat. I purchased this from the Girly Bits website for $13 CAD. This shade is unfortunately sold out, but watch her site for more polishes in this series!

China Glaze Capacity To See Beyond is from The Giver Collection that was released this Spring. I only picked up one other polish from the collection, Boundary of Memory, but I decided I had to have this one too! This is a bright turquoise blue crème. It had a really easy to work with formula and was opaque in two coats. I purchased this from HB Beauty Bar for $5.25

Morgan Taylor Holy Cow-Girl! This is a mid-tone sage green crème with light green microshimmers. This had a great formula, smooth and easy. I like this a lot, but I wish the shimmer was more pronounced to make it pop a little more. I used two coats here. This is my first Morgan Taylor polish and I really like the brush and bottle design! I'll have to pick up more. I purchased this from HB Beauty Bar for $8. 

Tell me what you've been wearing on your beautiful nails lately! Have you tried any of these three? Btw, I wanted to mention that I have a new-ish snapchat account that I'm getting more into so if you want to follow me, my username is kelliegonzo :) I post snaps of my notd's, nail mail hauls, and sneak peeks! Although getting into snapchat has made me realize how boring my life is compared to everyone else's, but I still really like it! Have a great one cookies!

❤ Kellie

Girly Bits and Elevation Polish Bamboozled Duo Swatches & Review

Hey there! I've been having a helluva month, ugh. Lots of real life problemos have been happening lately, but I'm getting through it one day at a time. Most recently my polishing/computer desk decided to bust, basically breaking in half. I have a tiny space right now so it was kind of a big deal, considering my desk was piled high with crap haha. I have a new desk on order but I feel very displaced, ugh. I haven't been able to get posts ready too far in advance, so I hope you'll bear with me while I try to be flexible with my work space haha.

Today I have a special polish duo created with two brands, Girly Bits Cosmetics and Elevation Polish. They call it the Bamboozled Duo because it's representing the live green and brown dried state of a bamboo plant. I first saw them on my friend Jenny's blog and decided I had to buy them!

First is Girly Bits BamBoom!, a seriously fabulous glittering green holo with microglitter. It was really easy to apply and I got full opacity in two coats. This could dry with a bit of texture due to the glitter, but I used Seche Vite as my top coat and didn't have any issues. I'm in love with this polish! So spaaarrrkkkklllyyy!

And this is Elevation Polish Arashiyama, a mid-tone sandy nude with holographic throughout and soft grey metallic shimmer flakes. I was surprised at how opaque this is, two coats and you're good! Another easy formula, it practically applied itself. I think this is so pretty and classic, but with a twist. This is my first Elevation Polish and I'm pretty pleased with it!

These polishes are being sold exclusively in the Elevation Polish shop. I purchased the set for $22. The set is limited edition; they will be restocking them today for the last time so don't hesitate to pick them up sooner rather than later! Let me know what you think of these beauties and we'll see you again soon :)

❤ Kellie

Guest Post by Addicted to Polish: Purple Potion

Please enjoy this guest post from my friend Savannah!

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Hello to all those Kellie Gonzo readers out there! I'm Savannah from Addicted to Polish. I was so excited when Kellie asked me to do a guest post. When I say excited, I mean fan girl excited. I've been reading her blog for years!

I started off doing some nail art, but nothing was coming out right, so I decided on some glitter because glitter makes me happy! I went with Girly Bits Purple Potion. It has loads of purple, indigo, and holo micro glitter all in a purple jelly base. Let me tell you, pictures don't do it justice. If you're a purple lover, you probably need this.

This is 3 coats with Gelous and Seche Vite to smooth it all out.

Purple Potion is available at GirlyBits.com and retails for $13 CAD. I think that's around $10 USD. What do you think of this glitter?

Thanks for having me Kellie!

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Aren't this woman's nails just to die for?! I have a serious nail crush on her! Thanks very much Savannah :)

❤ Kellie

Girly Bits Seriously Sassy Swatch & Review

Today I have a Girly Bits polish to show you called Seriously Sassy. This is a collaboration shade with blogger Shelly from Sassy Shelly. She is so talented and I just adore her, check her out if you don't already. It has a royal purple jelly base with glowing blue-to-purple color shifting glitters and purple microglitter with just a hint of holo pigment in there. It had a great formula and was opaque in two coats. It does dry a little gritty so be sure to use a good thick top coat.

I love the look of this, the glowy glitter makes it unique to my collection. You can purchase this from the Girly Bits website. They also stock their products at places like Llarowe, where I bought mine for $13, and at Harlow & Co. Have you tried this shade yet? This is only my second polish from Girly Bits, but I need to get more because they are great!

Talk to you soon!

❤ Kellie

Girly Bits Giggity Giggity Goo! Swatch & Review

Hi there sunshine! Today I wanted to show you one of my new favorite holographic polishes that I received as a gift from one of my awesome polish blogger friends. It is from indie brand Girly Bits made in Canada.

Received as a Gift

This polish is called Giggity Giggity Goo!, named for a popular catchphrase from the animated tv show Family Guy. I used to watch that show but haven't in a long time. To be honest, the name kinda turned me off to this at first. However, once I put it on I fell in love! It's a gorgeous nude linear holographic polish with an incredibly smooth formula. This is two coats. A polish is more than the name of course, but I'll just call it "Triple G" if someone asks what I'm wearing haha ;)

You can purchase this polish on Girly Bits' website for $12 or from one of their various stockists. What do you think of this holo stunner? Have you ever tried Girly Bits? I have only one other polish from this brand but I'm definitely looking to get more!

See ya soon!

❤ Kellie

The product mentioned was received as a gift.